Life Expectancy Benefits of Gastric Bypass Surgery

Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for achieving sustained weight loss in morbidly obese patients. Although the use of gastric bypass is growing rapidly, the potential life expectancy benefits of the procedure are unknown. We created a Markov decision analysis model to examine the eff...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Surgical innovation 2006-12, Vol.13 (4), p.265-273
Hauptverfasser:	Pope, G. Darby, Finlayson, Samuel R.G., Kemp, Jason A., Birkmeyer, John D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Body Mass Index Decision Support Techniques Female Gastric Bypass Humans Life Expectancy Male Markov Chains Obesity, Morbid - mortality Obesity, Morbid - surgery Sensitivity and Specificity Weight Loss
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